On the morning of March 1, 2025, the fifth General Secretary's working Conference of the Second Council of the Chinese Geriatrics Society was grandly held in the Academic Hall on the 7th floor of the International Department of the Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital. This meeting brought together 96 people, including the president of the branch, the general director, the deputy general director, and representatives from various departments of the society. They gathered together to have in-depth exchanges and discussions on the development of the society and the advancement of geriatric medicine. The meeting was presided over by Vice President Cheng Zhi, and the atmosphere on the spot was warm and solemn.

At the meeting, Vice President and Secretary-General Xu Xiaodong conducted a comprehensive review and summary of the work in 2024. Under the leadership of the Party building, the society has achieved remarkable results in multiple fields such as academic research, talent cultivation, and social services: The Party building publicity work has been recognized by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, highlighting the society's firm political direction and outstanding Party building achievements. The academic training has achieved fruitful results and has provided a large number of professional talents for the field of geriatrics. On the international stage, the society has won international awards, further enhancing the influence of geriatric medicine in China on the international stage.
Vice President Xu particularly mentioned the branch work assessment form, whose purpose is to stimulate the work motivation of each branch, create a positive and upward working atmosphere, and promote the improvement of the overall work level. Evaluation helps each branch clearly understand the strengths and weaknesses of its own work through objective data and indicators. For the branches that rank low in the assessment, the society will provide targeted guidance and assistance, jointly analyze problems, seek solutions, and move forward hand in hand to ensure that each branch does not fall behind on the path of the society's development.
Vice President Yu Pulin made a systematic deployment for the work in 2025, clearly stating that the society should continue to make efforts in academic guidance, talent cultivation, popular science activities, expansion of training business, compliance innovation, and self-construction, in order to promote the high-quality development of geriatric medicine. This series of work arrangements closely revolve around the development needs of the geriatric medicine field, providing a clear direction for the future work of the society.

Han Songhua, the director of the Academic Training Department, gave a comprehensive and detailed interpretation of the policies on continuing medical education. Since the release of the new "Interim Measures for the Management of Continuing Medical Education Credits" in October 2024, the requirements for the Society's continuing medical education programs have been further clarified. Director Han Songhua's interpretation enabled the participants to have a deeper understanding of the policies and laid a solid foundation for the high-quality development of subsequent projects.
Bai Xuesong, the deputy director of the Member Service Department, introduced the usage of the member service management platform and the certificate query function. This platform integrates multiple functions such as membership fee management, conference registration, and certificate inquiry, greatly enhancing the working efficiency of the branch, providing more convenient and efficient service experiences for the members of the society, and effectively promoting the informatization and standardization process of the society's service work.
Long Sha, director of the Information Education Department, reported on the regulations and approval process for information publicity, emphasizing the significance of deepening the information release liaison officer system. She pointed out that standardizing the procedures for information release and the application for new media accounts is a key measure to enhance the quality of information dissemination by the society and maintain its good image. At the same time, Director Long Sha also introduced the relevant situation of the 10th anniversary achievement exhibition of the society and called on all branches to actively participate and jointly showcase the brilliant achievements of the society's development over the past ten years.
Sun Huizhen, the executive president of Beijing Zhongtianyin Certified Public Accountants, conducted an in-depth training and lecture on financial management policies and requirements by combining audit cases. She elaborated in detail on the key points of compliance in business management, branch management, financial management and asset management, emphasizing the importance of the society's standardized operation in the context of increasingly strict supervision of social organizations, providing strong professional support for the society's financial management work.

This meeting focused on a number of key tasks of the society, was rich in content, practical and efficient, pointed out the direction for the work of the Chinese Society of Geriatrics in 2025, and made plans for promoting the development of geriatric medicine. All branches will take this meeting as a new starting point, join hands and work together to promote the cause of geriatric medicine to a new height, and contribute more wisdom and strength to the cause of elderly health in our country.